repatriate
verb (used with object)
to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to their country or land of citizenship.
repatriates
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present tense formof repatriate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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From Agadez, the U.N. migration agency repatriates them to their countries of origin with the financial help of the European Union.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Plus, Robert Egan leaves the vaunted OPC, and the Getty repatriates works, in our weekly arts newsletter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
"India has very robust child protection laws and if the German court repatriates her, she can be looked after in India," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023
Coast Guard often repatriates people found at sea; it did so earlier this month when it sent back 119 Cuban migrants.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
Then suddenly came the announcement: “Japanese repatriates will begin disembarking beginning with R through V.”
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
